Brett Holland, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

October 7, 2007
Arcadia Biosciences, an up and coming ag biotech company, is looking for Research Associates and interns. RA job announcement.http://www.arcadiabio.com/index.htm

October 3, 2007
NIH ACADEMY
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
For Recent College Graduates* The NIH Academy is a postbaccalaureate program that provides opportunities for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission of the Academy is to enhance research dedicated to the elimination of domestic health disparities through the development of a diverse cadre of biomedical researchers. Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.

For more information: http://www.training.nih.gov/student/pre-irta/irtamanualpostbacacademy.asp 

October 2, 2007
The Expanding Your Horizons Conference (to interest middle school students in science and mathematics) is being held here this Saturday. The conference is in need of college students to act as mentors by accompanying a group of students to their workshops and providing a role model/guide/buddy. This is a great opportunity for students looking for volunteer positions.
Information is available at http://calendar.csus.edu/EventDetails.aspx?data=Nghe9Mdf%2b6qXrzEUV64VGKMmI7RKrUpmKSUzqItWNB2dcJ3OHBryqA%3d%3d

Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:42:57 -0400
From: Rodney Mauricio mauricio@UGA.EDU
Subject: Ecological Genetics Field Study Abroad in China

• Unique Opportunity for Ten Undergraduates Ecological Genetics Field Study Abroad in China
• With funding from NSF's Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program, we are offering 10 undergraduates (U.S. citizens) the opportunity to participate in a unique study abroad opportunity in China this summer.
• The research focus of our PIRE grant is a forensic biogeographic study of species that are native to China and invasive in the southeastern U.S. as well as a growing number of species native to the southeastern U.S. and invasive in China. Each summer, we will run an 8 week OTS-style field course where we will visit biological communities throughout China. After the field course, students can elect to continue in short-term research internships in our partner labs in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
• Of course, students will need to be prepared to take full advantage of this experience. Each spring semester, undergraduates will enroll at the University of Georgia (UGA) and take 3 courses; two in intensive elementary Mandarin Chinese and a laboratory course in genetics.
  There are no
  prerequisites for these courses and no prior experience with Chinese language is expected.
• The cost to the student is minimal: the grant will cover travel to and within China, lodging and most meals. The student is responsible for visa costs and personal expenses.
• The application deadline is November 9, but we encourage any interested students to contact us immediately. For more information, please see the program web site: “http:// www.genetics.uga.edu/pire/pirehome.html” or e-mail us at “pire@uga.edu”
• Rodney Mauricio
  Department of Genetics
  University of Georgia